Is Hill Elementary School a good school?

Hill Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.8% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Hill Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 565 students attended Hill Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Hill Elementary School?

Students at Hill Elementary School are 82% Hispanic, 8% African American, 5% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Hill Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hill Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Herget Middle School High : West Aurora High School

Hill Elementary School

Summary:

Hill Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Aurora, Illinois, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 565 students. The school is part of the Aurora West Unified School District 129, which is ranked 693 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hill Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools, with a ranking between 1514 and 1867 out of around 2,000 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on state assessments (IAR and ISA) is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 8% of students proficient or better in ELA and 8.1% in Math, compared to 25.9% and 15.4% for the district, and 41.2% and 28.4% for the state. The school also has a high percentage of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, with 55.04% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and a significant population of English Language Learners (ELL) and students with special needs.

While the nearby schools within the same district, such as Freeman Elementary School, also perform poorly, they generally outperform Hill Elementary School on academic measures. In contrast, the nearby schools in the Aurora East Unified School District 131, such as C.M. Bardwell Elementary School and Edna Rollins Elementary School, perform even worse than Hill Elementary School, with proficiency rates often below 10% in both ELA and Math.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

724 Pennsylvania Ave
Aurora, IL 60506-3032

(630) 301-5007

District: Aurora West Unified School District 129

SchoolDigger Rank:
1865^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,108

Students who attend Hill Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Herget Middle School
High:	West Aurora High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.9

Number of students: 565

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.1%

African American:

8.0%

White:

5.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 55%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hill Elementary School ranks worse than 90.2% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 9^th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Aurora West Unified School District 129. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.6. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Hill Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Aurora West Unified School District 129. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hill Elementary School is $15,108. 6 elementary schools in the Aurora West Unified School District 129 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hill Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hill Elementary School 1865^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Hill Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Aurora West Unified School District 129:

SchoolDigger ranks Aurora West Unified School District 129 693^rd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hill Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	27.50	1578^th	2020	21.9%
2004	35.20	1494^th	2030	26.4%
2005	38.17	1444^th	2022	28.6%
2006	37.78	1551^st	2086	25.6%
2007	43.14	1439^th	2095	31.3%
2008	37.31	1505^th	2092	28.1%
2009	30.99	1624^th	2120	23.4%
2010	33.95	1596^th	2139	25.4%
2011	34.20	1582^nd	2147	26.3%
2012	33.33	1618^th	2166	25.3%
2013	33.63	1519^th	2167	29.9%
2014	36.61	1389^th	2093	33.6%
2015	23.53	1606^th	2052	21.7%
2016	30.01	1421^st	2046	30.5%
2017	17.34	1759^th	2044	13.9%
2018	20.51	1626^th	2037	20.2%
2019	19.41	1750^th	2086	16.1%
2021	21.71	1514^th	1948	22.3%
2022	20.52	1643^rd	2082	21.1%
2023	15.02	1867^th	2077	10.1%
2024	14.60	1865^th	2067	9.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.45	511^th	718	28.8%
2019	29.84	617^th	743	17.0%
2021	43.29	240^th	537	55.3%
2022	34.65	539^th	768	29.8%
2023	26.46	700^th	788	11.2%
2024	28.20	676^th	826	18.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.00	664^th	763	13.0%
2019	20.17	1130^th	1194	5.4%
2022	25.41	905^th	1113	18.7%
2023	23.32	967^th	1156	16.3%
2024	26.44	910^th	1195	23.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.34	1326^th	1765	24.9%
2019	22.40	1588^th	1816	12.6%
2021	40.64	839^th	1514	44.6%
2022	34.11	1163^rd	1763	34.0%
2023	21.30	1598^th	1808	11.6%
2024	16.88	1686^th	1793	6.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.19	1581^st	1964	19.5%
2019	20.76	1672^nd	2019	17.2%
2021	24.15	1269^th	1680	24.5%
2022	23.12	1512^th	1970	23.2%
2023	18.53	1655^th	1957	15.4%
2024	16.08	1708^th	1942	12.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	27.08	697^th	907	23.2%
2024	33.39	581^st	886	34.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	19.99	1642^nd	1972	16.7%
2019	19.54	1698^th	2019	15.9%
2021	17.33	1482^nd	1707	13.2%
2022	18.66	1661^st	1977	16.0%
2023	13.50	1852^nd	1984	6.7%
2024	15.24	1750^th	1959	10.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.24	321^st	698	54.0%
2022	42.75	331^st	684	51.6%
2023	33.28	476^th	692	31.2%
2024	17.26	650^th	655	0.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.89	671^st	938	28.5%
2019	26.14	776^th	955	18.7%
2021	36.68	448^th	742	39.6%
2022	29.72	695^th	954	27.1%
2023	19.01	905^th	970	6.7%
2024	22.74	809^th	959	15.6%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Hill Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	244	166	3	75	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	488
1989	223	164	3	91	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	481
1990	215	155	4	97	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	471
1991	197	164	4	107	0	n/a	n/a	0	472
1992	178	181	4	92	0	n/a	n/a	0	455
1993	163	160	6	101	0	n/a	n/a	0	430
1994	144	172	4	129	1	n/a	n/a	0	450
1995	124	165	8	137	0	n/a	n/a	0	434
1996	124	165	8	137	0	n/a	n/a	0	434
1997	122	153	6	154	0	n/a	n/a	0	435
1998	117	145	8	157	0	n/a	n/a	0	427
1999	87	136	4	200	1	n/a	n/a	0	428
2000	86	141	7	175	0	n/a	n/a	0	409
2001	79	174	7	275	0	n/a	n/a	0	535
2002	72	151	2	333	0	n/a	n/a	0	558
2003	72	151	2	333	0	n/a	n/a	0	558
2004	78	137	6	359	0	n/a	n/a	0	580
2005	71	127	3	299	1	n/a	n/a	0	501
2006	59	135	1	273	0	n/a	n/a	4	472
2007	52	122	3	266	0	n/a	n/a	9	452
2008	43	96	3	387	0	n/a	n/a	28	557
2009	45	95	2	402	0	n/a	n/a	33	577
2010	35	76	2	380	2	n/a	n/a	37	532
2011	30	64	3	427	7	4	9	0	544
2012	28	68	4	435	8	3	13	0	559
2013	37	68	4	450	7	2	15	0	583
2014	38	69	6	464	7	0	23	0	607
2015	40	65	8	475	7	0	18	0	613
2016	34	53	13	464	5	0	12	0	581
2017	29	62	11	484	2	0	8	0	596
2018	31	70	22	522	1	0	9	0	655
2019	35	67	19	486	1	0	15	0	623
2020	34	67	17	459	0	0	12	0	589
2021	37	63	18	455	0	0	14	0	587
2022	33	60	14	448	0	0	12	0	567
2023	31	45	11	464	0	1	13	0	565

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hill Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	488	22.5	21.6	n/a
1989	481	20.6	23.3	n/a
1990	471	20.0	23.5	n/a
1991	472	22.5	20.9	n/a
1992	455	24.0	18.9	n/a
1993	430	20.0	21.5	n/a
1994	450	18.5	24.3	n/a
1995	434	22.4	19.4	n/a
1996	434	22.4	19.4	n/a
1997	435	23.0	18.9	n/a
1998	427	22.0	19.4	n/a
1999	428	24.6	17.4	n/a
2000	409	26.0	15.7	n/a
2001	535	30.0	17.8	n/a
2002	558	29.0	19.2	53.6
2003	558	29.0	19.2	53.6
2004	580	33.7	17.2	62.8
2005	501	31.0	16.2	61.1
2006	472	27.0	17.5	65.4
2007	452	26.0	17.4	70
2008	557	29.0	19.2	64.5
2009	577	31.5	18.3	73.9
2010	532	28.6	18.5	83.4
2011	544	29.7	18.2	77.9
2012	559	28.8	19.3	88.7
2013	583	31.7	18.3	89.9
2014	607	25.9	23.4	86.8
2015	613	35.0	17.5	88.4
2016	581	35.0	16.6	91.7
2017	596	34.3	17.3	65.3
2018	655	37.4	17.4	63.8
2019	623	37.0	16.8	69.8
2020	589	35.0	16.8	67.9
2021	587	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	567	40.4	14.0	49.2
2023	565	37.7	14.9	55

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hill Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	488	22.5	21.6	n/a
1989	481	20.6	23.3	n/a
1990	471	20.0	23.5	n/a
1991	472	22.5	20.9	n/a
1992	455	24.0	18.9	n/a
1993	430	20.0	21.5	n/a
1994	450	18.5	24.3	n/a
1995	434	22.4	19.4	n/a
1996	434	22.4	19.4	n/a
1997	435	23.0	18.9	n/a
1998	427	22.0	19.4	n/a
1999	428	24.6	17.4	n/a
2000	409	26.0	15.7	n/a
2001	535	30.0	17.8	n/a
2002	558	29.0	19.2	53.6
2003	558	29.0	19.2	53.6
2004	580	33.7	17.2	62.8
2005	501	31.0	16.2	61.1
2006	472	27.0	17.5	65.4
2007	452	26.0	17.4	70
2008	557	29.0	19.2	64.5
2009	577	31.5	18.3	73.9
2010	532	28.6	18.5	83.4
2011	544	29.7	18.2	77.9
2012	559	28.8	19.3	88.7
2013	583	31.7	18.3	89.9
2014	607	25.9	23.4	86.8
2015	613	35.0	17.5	88.4
2016	581	35.0	16.6	91.7
2017	596	34.3	17.3	65.3
2018	655	37.4	17.4	63.8
2019	623	37.0	16.8	69.8
2020	589	35.0	16.8	67.9
2021	587	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	567	40.4	14.0	49.2
2023	565	37.7	14.9	55

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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